Lever transmitting mechanism for pumps.



l. R. PUTNAM.

LEVER 1RANSMH1-|NG MECHANISM FOR PUMPS.

Patented Dec. 3,1918.

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l. R. PUTNAM.

I LEVER RANsMlmNG MECHANISM FoR PUMPS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2.19I7. V

Patented Dec. 3, 1918.-

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Be it` known'that 1,1m READ PUTNAM, av citizen of fthe'. nited States Lof" Amenica', residing -at Lancaster, in the county of Atchisonzfand- State of Kansas, have .invented certain 'newl and useful 1 Improvements V'in Lever 'Transmitting Mechanism for Pumps, of whichv th'e `-ol`lowingaisfa specification, reference'beinghad therein to ,the accompanyyingwdrawing.:` f

` i v'This vinvention relates ft o fa Vlever .'GBMISID- ting mechanism A'for pumpsand hasv orfits`r vobject the productionwofla simvple and '.etticient-lever transmittin-gmechanism whereby @the discharge ispout ott the pumpmay be tlo- I cated at-adistance fromethe'zwell.

' Another objectof this invention is the production ot ag, simple `"and efficient lever means for eiiciently operating the `plunger of the vp ump for forcing,` water .or `other liquid down: through lthe` extension connected directly 4withthe pipes xextending down =.i nto the-we11.f f "f ff y With these and other objects in fvietv -Lthis invention vconsists `,of certain novel construc-4 1 tions; combinationsl and arrangements of parts as will be vhereinafter `fully `described andclaimed' i gv In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the pump mechanism, the basebeing shown partly in section. v i

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the pump mechanism. v

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. f v

Fig. 4 'is a section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line. 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 6 6 of Fi 1.

Fig'.` 7 is a section taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of one of the pump actuating links.

Fig. 9 is a detail perspective of one of the bell crank levers used in connection with the pump operating mechanism.

Fig. 10 isa detail perspective of the inner end of the intermediate operating link 1.

By referring to the drawing it will be seen that 1 designates the objects which may be of any suitable or desired construction but is preferably formed of concrete or other suitable material. The base 1 is provided l lSgpeci,icejzionyof Letters atent. i

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with-:a .channeli2 formed therein through which fohannel2 extends the -pump )extension pipe 3 asA shown clearly i-n Figs. 1and 4.

.'llhis pump extension :pipe rg3 is suspended 60 uponva .pair of :hanger lbrackets -4 which .carredfby .theobj ects 1. illhislcover plate hanger brackets 4 are riveted, bolted or otherwiseLsecuredsto` vthe metal covery plate Y5 is/held, securely in engagement withwthe 65 fcove'rfplate 5 is .made-iupy of .a plurality of ,cg

sections andthe sections of this cover plate l f-farerconnected 4by means of the connecting plates 7: which plates are Vfirmly bolted tothe 7 0 .cover plate 5 by .means .of suitable Abolts v8.

'llheinner end of the pump extension pipe mi 'Sis connected :to a `T joint 9 which T joint 9 is carried by the upper. end of the ipump pipe or fpumpcylinder 1'0. The usual pump rod- 75 11 extends V.down gthrough .the .pipe 10'zand Ameans `of ythe connecting jlinks 13 and fthese connecting links 13 are in :turn pivotally carriesva head12 whichhead is'enga'ged :by

connected .to the primary link 4rod 14-showfnt 80 clearly! .in Figs. i1, `f5 and H8. The Lprimary 'link-armv 11:4 "is pivotally mounted upon a .standard or bracket'l by means of a suit lable lpivot -bolt51'6 and this jbracket `15 comtions which arey secured to the cover plate 5 by means of securing bolts 17 shown clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings. p

An intermediate link arm 18 is pivotally fprises a pair of similarly constructed sec- 85 mounted upon the supporting brackets 19 90 which are in turn connected to the cover plate 5 and the outer end of this link arm 18 engages a plurality of connecting links 20 which connecting links 20 also engage the inner end of the primary link arm 14. I The inner end' of this intermediate link arm 18 carries a plurality of vertically extending connecting links 21 which vertically extending links 21 engage the projecting finger 22 of the bell crank lever 23. This bell crank lever 23 is provided with a pair of oppositely extending arms 24 which oppositely extending arms 24 are engaged by means of the crossed connecting rods 25 shown clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The opposite ends 105 `of these crossed rods 25 are also connected to the laterally extending ends 26 of the bell crank lever 27 and the forwardly extending linger 28 of the bell crank lever 27 is connected to a vertically extendingrod 29 as 1'10 shown clearly in Fig. 1. The bell crank lever 27 is pivotally mounted upon a stand- The rod 29 carries a head 31 aty its lower end and a head 32 at'its upper end'the rod fard or bracket 30 of suitableconstruction.

l29 being'threaded intothe headsf3ly and 32 33 by means of a pivot bolt 34."

a standard 35 carried by the pump discharge spout '36. This pump dischargev spout |36 communicates lvvith the extension' pipe 3; f v

It should be understood that when vit `is desiredto pump Water outthrough the spout 36, the pump handle 33l is operated thereby reciprocating the rod 29 and rocking `thel bell crank levers 27 and'23. This of course Will rock the intermediate link arm'i'lSand alsotthe primary link arm 214 thereby-reciprocating thepum'prod or. plunger rodll for drawingthe Water or liquid-'yup through the pipe l0 andl discharge the same out through the T Ajoint, 9, through the pipe 3, andzup through the discharge spout 36.9It'should be vunderstood that the'pipe 3 may be placed vbelow or above lground to suit thefconvemv ience oi the operator and'it should be further understood that the pump may be placed in any desiredfpositionl With respect tothe Well i such for instance for the'purpose of conveying Waterfrom a Well locatedoutside of' the lhouse or barn used into ahouseor barn.

`By means of the present invention itzgvvill be seen that the location of the Welll is imma-v terial for the reasonthat the vvWater -or liquid raised from the Well may conveniently Copies ofilthis patent may be obtained forve cents each, yby acilvdressing'- the *CommissionerfofBatents,

Vandde fliciently' discharged fromr the Well through the medium 'of the-operating means at any suitable-'or desired distance from the Well. .v l

What is' elamedls l'. A mechanism of the class described comprising a pump rod, a primary linkv arm kcoperating-fvtithsaid pump rod for reciprocating the same, an intermediate link arm copera'ting With'saidi primary link arm for vactuating the samefafpluralityo standards, bell4 crank levers carried by :said: standards, one lof said rbell,crankfllevers cooperating Withv said intermediate;- link armsf'crossed 1 rods connecting. the lrespectiveH ,bell crank levers, a pump..` handle and meansfconnectling the other 4bell crank lev'erltol vsaid; pump handle; l f 1- 2. An operating mechanismxfofithe class rc lescribed comp-rising` a base,a'n extending' `:pipe mounted thereon, ancoveredplate conf nected to.: said "base, said covered plate formed by. a plurality of. -sections, transreiselyl extending ,''plates overfla-pping the f g abutting ends of said sections, standardsy carfried. by'. said covered p1ate,le'ver mechanism pivotally mounted upon vsaid standards,a pumpV handle, -for operatingrsaid lever mechaynism, means connecting said handle to .said lever mechanism,r and Vvai pump rodactuated yby and connected to .said lever mechanism.

In testimony Whereofl hereunto aiX my Signature. f i f ,nik READIUTNAM. e

: Washington, D. C. 

